The Seattle City Attorney is a non-partisan elected official in Seattle, Washington whose job is to "prosecute people for misdemeanor offenses, defend the city against lawsuits, and gives legal advice to the city".Local News | New Seattle city attorney fires 14, replaces some with less-experienced lawyers | Seattle Times Newspaper The current city attorney is Erika Evans.
Departmental organization The city attorney is the head of the Seattle City Law Department, a branch of the Seattle Municipal Government, and the fourth-largest public law office in Washington. There are approximately 90 staff attorneys and 65 support staff. They are split among four divisions:
Civil: torts (claims), land use, environmental protection, employment, contracts & utilities, government affairs, and regulatory enforcement & economic justice Criminal: traffic infractions, misdemeanors, and gross misdemeanors Administration: human resources, information technology, budgeting, accounting, internships/externships (approximately 35 law students per year) Precinct liaison (with the Seattle Police Department): North, South, East, Southwest, Vice/Narcotics
The city attorney receives a salary of $145,000 per year, making them only the 265th highest paid municipal employee (as of 2012).City of Seattle employees salary database from The News Tribune | Tacoma, WA
The Law Department began issuing a digital newsletter in 2011.
List of city attorneys Erika Evans, 2026–present Ann Davison, 2022–2026 Pete Holmes, 2010–2022 Tom Carr, 2002–2009Boulder hires Tom Carr as new city attorney – Boulder Daily Camera Mark Sidran, 1990–2002Mark Sidran's Seattle - Seattle News - City - The Stranger, Seattle's Only NewspaperEditorials & Opinion | Heft to mayoral race | Seattle Times Newspaper Douglas Jewett, 1978–1989 John Harris, 1974–1977Corporation Counsel/City Attorney A.L. Newbould, 1963–1973 A.C. Van Soelen, 1930–1963 Thomas Kennedy, 1924–1930 Walter F. Meier, 1918–1923
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External links Official website